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  1. Underwater

    A couple discover a sunken Spanish galleon in the Caribbean.

    BBC Two

  2. Return from the River Kwai

    Tense war drama starring Timothy Bottoms and Edward Fox working to free captured POWs.

    BBC Two

  3. The Big Sky

    Adventure set in 1832 about two tough Kentucky mountaineers who join a trading expedition.

    BBC Two

  4. Buffy the Vampire Slayer

    Comedy horror in which an athletic Californian girl takes on medieval vampires.

    BBC One

  5. All for Love

    Adventure recounting the romantic escapades of the dashing Viscount Jacques St Ives.

    BBC Two

  6. The Big Wheel

    A young mechanic dreams of being a racing driver like his father.

    BBC Two

  7. Gunga Din

    Three soldiers and their water carrier battle with a cult in India. With Cary Grant.

    BBC Two

  8. Scott of the Antarctic

    Representation of the Antarctic expedition of 1911-12 led by Captain Robert Falcon Scott.

    BBC Two

  9. Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

    Maritime adventure. A belt of radiation goes out of control threatening to melt the Earth.

    BBC Two

  10. Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo

    The irrepressible Beetle takes part in a race from Paris to Monte Carlo.

    BBC Two

  11. Herbie Goes Bananas

    Herbie becomes involved in a plot to smuggle Incan artefacts out of South America.

    BBC Two

  12. Swiss Family Robinson

    High-seas adventure with the Disney version of the classic novel.

    BBC Two

  13. The Big Red One

    A powerful military drama focusing on an American infantry squadron in World War II.

    BBC One

  14. The White Tower

    A group of climbers set out to ascend a notoriously difficult mountain in the Alps.

    BBC Two

  15. Christopher Columbus: The Discovery

    Columbus fights for the chance to discover a new route to India and China.

    BBC Two

  16. The Last Flight of Noah's Ark

    An American pilot flies a strait-laced evangelist on a mission to the South Pacific.

    BBC Two

  17. Return from Witch Mountain

    Family adventure fantasy about a brother and sister with strange powers.

    BBC Two

  18. Around the World in 80 Days

    Phileas Fogg makes a wager that he can circumnavigate the globe in only 80 days.

    BBC Four

  19. McCinsey's Island

    Comic adventure in which a retired secret agent is caught up in a battle for pirate gold.

    BBC Two

  20. The Spanish Main

    Swashbuckling adventure in which a crew of enslaved Dutch sailors escape and plot revenge.

    BBC Two

  21. My Name Is Modesty

    Thriller based on the adventures of the classic comic strip character, Modesty Blaise.

    BBC Two

  22. The Worst Journey in the World

    How three of Scott's Antarctic team faced a journey to bring back Emperor penguin eggs.

    BBC Four

  23. The Big Easy

    A young cop and a female DA lock horns as a gang war brews in New Orleans.

    BBC One

  24. Puppet on a Chain

    An Interpol agent ventures to Amsterdam to flush out a gang of heroin smugglers.

    BBC Two

  25. Black Eagle

    A CIA martial arts master races to Malta to recover a sunken laser, pursued by the KGB.

    BBC One

  26. The Wild Geese

    Action adventure. A team of mercenaries are hired to rescue a kidnapped African leader.

    BBC One

  27. The Hard Way

    Comedy about a pampered movie star who wants the lead role in a new police thriller.

    BBC One

  28. Con Air

    Tough action blockbuster in which a federal aeroplane is hijacked by convicts.

    BBC One

  29. Orca... Killer Whale

    Ocean-going action adventure with ecological overtones.

    BBC One

  30. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

    Indiana Jones sets out to find his father, who went missing while seeking the Holy Grail.

    BBC One

  31. Papillon

    Imprisoned for a murder he did not commit, Henri Charriere's only desire is to escape.

    BBC Two

  32. Romancing the Stone

    Action comedy. A writer joins a mercenary in Columbia in pursuit of a priceless gem.

    BBC One

  33. First Knight

    Dissatisfied with King Arthur's rule, an ally turns against the Round Table.

    BBC Two

  34. Ashanti

    A doctor heads a chase across the Middle East when his wife is kidnapped.

    BBC One

  35. The Ghost

    A feared assassin known as The Ghost poses as a mail order bride to hide in America.

    BBC Two

  36. Raiders of the Lost Ark

    Archaeologist Indiana Jones goes in search of the Ark of the Covenant.

    BBC One

  37. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

    Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) is ricocheted into a dangerous adventure in India.

    BBC One

  38. Black Dog

    An ex-convict truck driver with a suspended licence makes a final no-questions-asked trip.

    BBC Three

  39. Runaway Train

    Action thriller about two escaped prisoners who hide on a train speeding through Alaska.

    BBC One

  40. Enemy of the State

    A young attorney becomes enmeshed in a sinister political conspiracy.

    BBC Three

  41. Dead Heat

    Action drama. After a retired cop buys a horse, the mafia steal it as payment for a debt.

    BBC One

  42. Six Days, Seven Nights

    An ill-tempered pilot and a magazine editor crash-land on a desert island.

    BBC Two

  43. Escape from Alcatraz

    Convict Frank Morris (Clint Eastwood) attempts America's most daring jail break.

    BBC One

  44. The Corruptor

    All-action thriller about a New York cop trying to keep the peace in Chinatown.

    BBC One

  45. Armageddon

    Sci-fi thriller in which there are 18 days to save the world from an approaching asteroid.

    BBC Three

  46. Fist of Legend

    A martial arts master returns to Shanghai in 1937 to find his teacher has been murdered.

    BBC One

  47. Return to Oz

    Sequel to The Wizard of Oz. Dorothy returns to Oz and finds the Emerald City in ruins.

    BBC Two

  48. The Defender

    A martial arts expert finds himself falling for the witness he has been hired to protect.

    BBC One

  49. Terminal Velocity

    Action thriller about a skydiving instructor who is plunged into the world of espionage.

    BBC Two

  50. Shanghai Noon

    A Chinese imperial guard teams up with a train robber to rescue a kidnapped princess.

    BBC One

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